With the trade finance gap at an all-time high, some tech companies are creating novel solutions to help combat the wide-scale fraud that has challenged the sector for many years, making it a more attractive space for lenders once again.
TFG spoke to Jesse Chenard of MonetaGo to find out more.
Elitza Kavrakova from Raiffeisen Bank International AG discusses how, despite years of discussion, commercial bankers have not seen much improvement in the process of de-risking.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €20 million in a €230 million green bond issued by Lamda Development in Greece. Lamda is a Greek real-estate developer… read more →
Your Monday morning coffee briefing from TFG: What does Boris Johnson’s resignation mean for UK trade?
On Thursday, Boris Johnson resigned his role as UK Prime Minister.
TFG explores the potential impact that this political sea change could have on trade and the possible longer-term economic implications for the UK.
On Thursday, UK Secretary of State for International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, introduced two new measures related to the UK-Africa trade partnership in a speech on the UK’s trade relationship with… read more →
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was admitted as the newest member of the East African Community (EAC)
As Iain Martin of the Times said, “To deny the downsides of Brexit on trade with the EU is to deny reality.”
The decision to secede from the world’s largest single market area was bound to have some short-term economic consequences, but the UK may be experiencing more than a short-term decline.
What happens to global supply chains in the next few years could impact the outcome of the climate crisis more than anything else.
UK Export Finance (UKEF) backs a £116.5 million loan that will help UK businesses prevent avoidable disasters in Senegal. UKEF and the Senegalese government have reached an agreement aimed at… read more →